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Arkansas State removing cross decal from football helmets
By Dan Wolken — September 11, 2014
(RNS) The decals had been added as a way to memorialize a former player and an equipment manager who died this year, the university's athletic director says.
Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — July 28, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) Atheists said they suffered from both physical and emotional damages from the presence of the beamed cross at the official 9/11 museum, resulting in headaches, indigestion and mental pain.
Court hears atheists’ challenge to Ground Zero cross
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 6, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) “There’s no constitutional requirement the cross has to be balanced by something else,” attorney Mark Alcott said. “The museum is not a proponent or opponent of religion.”
Archbishop of Canterbury: The cross has become a fashion symbol
By Trevor Grundy — December 2, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Christian cross has become little more than a piece of jewelry worn around the necks of celebrities, said Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
St. Louis Cardinals remove cross from pitcher’s mound
By Elizabeth Matthews — July 12, 2013
ST. LOUIS (RNS) The Cardinals' general manager, John Mozeliak, said he learned of the images from media reports and immediately asked the grounds crew to halt the practice. "I didn’t ask for the reason behind it. I just asked for it to stop.”
Controversial ‘Mojave Cross’ to return to Calif. desert
By Adelle M. Banks — November 6, 2012
(RNS) A war memorial cross that has been the center of a legal battle for more than a decade will be re-erected within California’s Mojave National Preserve on Veterans Day but it will be located on private land. By Adelle M. Banks.
Christians have crosses, Jews have stars and atheists have … what, exactly?
By Kimberly Winston — September 25, 2012
(RNS) Christians have their crosses and crucifixes, Jews their Stars of David and Buddhists their lotuses. Atheists ask, why shouldn't they and other nonbelievers have their own symbols as well? By Kimberly Winston.
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